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Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1887-12-11

Whist is more appropriate FOR q
CHRISTMAS PRESENT than 81 srti-
Gle which 10 not only ussful bat orns-
mental r. or bornesf
The BERKEY & GAY Furniturs
Company bss full assortment a al
kinds - Furniture a. rricss 70 SUIT the
'9ssnsst" or tbs latest purss.
II would call psrtigulsr sstsnfion r.
the lsrTs varsity 81 CABINETS. DESKS
and fancy CHAIRS: also TABLES IN
wood brass and iron.
II would 10 vel FOR Intending pur-
ehasers 70 make thar sslsrti0ps early.
Do not wait Esiil fey dsys b<fsvs
Christuss.
Selected s5o5s ~ - stsrs5 ss< e.
EFsrsd whsn desired
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1887-12-11

paeeat af tAe Bereroleut kozae n -
isata rras keys alive y risFo-fircerf1s fcr
several aaTs -ftFr a caEozr ia fhe sfo-aaca
aa4- eater away fkst o~zza erslrsiT sud -
T1cea tim 70 exc 'eton TIE sTrleeive ~as
~s1ced o. sls tsaT-s s5 atsorteI iHto h57
systenl w-ahout sslaz sr sI.sre4 -fssR loFz
S11-
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1887-12-11
Dress Goods
AND
Cloak Departments.

Oar daily sales in these two
Departments are very large.
TIE style and prices are the
drawing ards. If you are n
need o. Cloaks or Dress Goods
OF any kid or character a.
rock bottom prices IN pect our
good before making your pur-
chase.
Make a net to read this
column cout8 r orr Holt
daT AttTa ctieos.e = -ged y ed
II dag an Urdays.
SDrllg & COMPANY.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1887-12-11
TIE FINISHING TOUCHES.

After the stain comes the vanishing. This
Is frequently done by contract, tho varnish
foreman receiving a stated price for each in
strument finished hiring his own assistants
and buying the varnish himself. After the
case has joined company with the iron frame
and sounding board, the action is placed in
position and the wires get the first rough
tuning. IL the piano is TO have any soul, the
tone regulator now proceeds 20 develop it by
his skill But if the price at which it is 70 bs
sold does not Justify such Injuries as pure,
round and even tone, and a crisp, responsive
touch. the soul makers responsibilities are
not exacting Fly finishing is done last.
This includes putting on lock and hinges,
and the instrument Is then ready for sale.
II is popularity believed that no plain piano
however fine. can be made to c0St the manu-
facturer more than 500. and tho fact that
some Of the cheapest are wholessled AT less
thsn $50 seems 70 Justify that impression.
Il is thus matter II comment that in nearly
al catalogues the old extravagsnt prices are
quoted. although it is we'll known that in al
most every case the list price is utterly dis
regarded in making a sale.
Only one house II any reputs has had the
courage 20 do away with the long price sYs-
TEN. and 70 face the inference that reduction
indicates a cheapeuing of quality. One great
establishments vigorously holds 70 the high
list Throughout, giving only moderate dis
court even at wholesale. but is patrons sem
wiling % pay the prices. and a reduction or
modification would probably result ia loss
Of caste
All the piano makers. however. do not
grow rich Long credits and enormous hills.
money borrowed. sud notes discounted at
rlGiaous rates work havoc among these az
With o-ksF class 81 bushes men. And
without coTtoUs advertising a piano maker
MINT rs we close BIS doors A piano can
nos ~ SOLD at a fair price unless IL is already
fsvorabir known It requires q long head "a
-all a. g deep roc<et - MAKE good piano.
sad 20 sell Il after is ia uads.--Nsw York
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1887-12-11
HOW TO MAKE PIANOS
SOME CURIOUS FACTS AsouT THEM.
CoanDar4tisely Fss Ftsno Factories Can
Justly Clss1o 20 osks Eh<tr Osa ia-
ssFalnenls PEACEFUL aeN os-tsSz-
re1iax a loci scals-s 2xtoas
zaeesssruI Tricks.

Pisnofortss are no longer manufactured
bat are built Oaiy t@a Or three q ths hun-
dreis Of piano faesories IA this country can
justly claim u make their instruments from
beginning to finish. Large establishments
devoted u the manufacture cf soIae paTticl-
lar portions CT the instrument have sprung
upof late. aud nzye 80 revolstionized the art
OF piano making that insonae sla,ss not siri-
gle part OF the completed instrument - made
Ia the factory.
There are probably dozen places in New
York and vicinity devoted exclusively 70 the
making II cases a ike number make the
beautiful AMI delicate pieoe OF mechanism
known as the action, and as many fOundries
cast the heavy iron plates which sustain the
enormous strain Of the strings There are
also manufacturers Of sounding boards, and
OF WRIST planks, into which the tuning pins
are set; earyers OF legs. Tyres and tTusses; inn
porters Of fsits and cloths, EinderS Of wrapped
strings for the lower notes, and drawers OF
thinner wires for the upper notes.
Several large houses make speciality OF
pianOfOrts hardware, and a half dozen cut
tiers OF ivory supply complete eybOards with
black keys OF ebony and white keys OF me-
dunn quality OF ivory. Other establishments
make keys OF various compositions, princi-
paIly OF cellulOid, and even the stencil plates
for the name arc often furnished by the var
nish dealer. Thus, nothing remains to be
made al the factory but the name, and that
Is sometimes Of the most adroit workman
ship.
/ One Of the largest buildings on the west
! side OF this city, with capacity OF turning
out the enormous number Of sixty 70 seventy
five completed instruments a week, makes no
part OF the piano but the name, and quite
/ frequently even that IS furnished 10 them by
/ the dealer who buys largely enough TO JUS
I tify having his own name put on as the
maker. Sometimes name is manufactured
having so close resemblance TO that OF some
one OF the best known makers as TO mislead
the unWary
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1887-12-11
OUR RIBBON STOCK

Is larger and more complete
than ever before. All the new
shades, Nile Green, Mandarine,
Turquoise, Gebelln, Blues, Gar
nets, Bronzes, Cardinals, Drabs,
Absynthe, Rose-and to make
the line perfect, 200 pieces of
MORE with picot edge, In all
the beautiful shades of the
Northern Lights.
so dozen Silk Crepe Ties in
al the new colors at 30, rs cts.
and $1.00.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1887-12-11
4 Big Drive in Muffs

And Mufs with Boas to
match, In Lynx, Martin, Sable,
Beaver, etc. Prices from Is
cents to $1,000, Fifty per cent.
less than they are actually
worth.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1887-12-11
Our Stock Of Fans
Kid Gloves,

In Plain and Embroidered
Backs, in Button Hook and
Mousquetaire. Every shade
or color, stylish or desirable
possible to purchase can be
found in this department.
Partisan novelties. Four
chettes in the best shades.
Party Gloves in all lengths In
the evening colors.
We particularly desire to
call special attention TO our
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1887-12-11
UNDER FANcIFUL NAMES.

Besides these, dozens Of names, purely
fancifui, are used 10y makers whose reputa-
ton will not justify demanding a high price
for pianos bearing their own name. 1t is
not, however, TO be inferred that all instru-
ments built and put together like blocks in a
puzzle are necessarily inferior.
Tho quality of pianoforc depends upon
two essentiais-the scale, and the care with
which it is constructed and finished The
scale is a matter Of scientific accuracy in
form. balance and proportions of the iron
frame over which the strings are stretched,
and its adjustment to the sounding board.
| This is generally most readily arrived at by
borrowing from some leading maker. A first
class piano is secured and taken to pieces, the
frame or scale is copied, often by making q
/ casting from the original plate, and the new
I manufacture is equipped with a successful
scale, without experiencing any of the delay
| and disappointment incident TO experiments
in search OF the new and the beautiful.
The ex-senator is next visited, and it is
! found that 2 moderate price viii buy a case
| suitable for a high class instrument, and one
less elaborate, made OF lighter material, can
/ be had fer a surprisingly small sum. While
the case, which is made of white wood and
ash, veneered with something more expen-
4
which is TO turn it into rosewood, ebony or
| cherry, the skilled workmen are putting the
frame and sounding board together. The
stringing is then done, the pins being driven
| into place with hammer instead Of being
| carefully screwed in as in the old fashioned
! days of conscientious work and high prices.
! While this is in hand the case is glued to-
| gethsr, having received its several coats of
| varnish.
More rosewood pianos are made than of all
the other sorts combined; yet few are really
veneered with rosewood nowadays. This is
because it is seldom that varnish will not
soon show small chinks and cracks on TINS
veneer, and, as a very close imitation can be
produced by staining, it is usual to veneer
the cases with mahogany or haywood or
sometimes with cherry, and then transform
it into rosewood or ebony as preferred No
real ebony is ever used for similar reasons,
and also because large pieces of ebony veneer
cannot DO had
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1887-12-11
Special Bargains
IN
BLACK SILKS
LOT no. I.-fafteen hundred yards
BLACK Satin Rhsdames. extra heavy, at
IS Cents per Yard.
Coed yslae 1T slE5.

Please call at once and secure
a Dress Pattern as these desjr-
able Silks at the above prices
will be closed out within a short
time.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1887-12-11
VOSSEN BROTHERS
CLOAKSl
Wonderful Bargains
IN
Sacques, Wraps.
Jackets and
Newmarketss

Our entire stock of Ladies'
Garments is Of this year man
uiaeture, was pun chased for
cash. and cannot be duplicated
in style, quality or price.
Rival houses are Offering
Closks carried over from sever
al seasons, and cannot dupli-
cate our prices. Ladies should
not buy until they have visited
our extensive Cloak Departments
and inspect the superb new
stock displayed.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1887-11-26
WNAT Nor To sAY.

"Stopping," for staying. As:
"He Is stopping with us, for "He
is staying with u.s."
"Right away," for Immediately.
Come right away" should bo
"come at once,' or Immediately.
"Some,' for about or probably.
cit is some five miles to town"
should be; It is about five miles, ?
etc.
STORMS" forrains or SHOWS.
Storm is an atmospherical disturb
auce and has reference to air and
wind.
"Nlce," for pretty, good, etc.
"That is nice, he is a nice boy,
isn't she nice?" etc. Something
nice is delicate, exact, as a nice
point in discussion.
Try and come, do write, ETC.,
for try TO come, to do SO. to write,
etc. II shall try and come to
see you SOON" should be. 81
shall try to come.n etc.
Just as soon, for Just as lief.
II would just as lief do it," etc.
Soon means in a short time, not
rather.
"Posted," for informed. As,
"He is not posted on that matter;
post him ON the subject" Post
means to put up sign OF to drop
a letter IN the post office.
Guess" for suppose or think
81 guess this is right" should De,
Il think" etc. Guess means "to
hit at random" as 81 can't guess
how many cents you have"
PARTY" for person. Party IS a
gathering of people, not an in
dividual. "Who is that party?.'
whom one is meant, should be:
"Who is that person or indiyidu-
alp"
"Drivo," for to take riding,
"He took his carriage and drove
me to town." He drove the
horse, but not me. It should be:
"He took me to town in hi:
carriage"
Funny, for odd. strange. As
sit seems very funny to me that
he does not come" should be, "it
seems very strange" Funny il
something amusing, full Of fun.
Depot. for station. II will go tt
the Allentown depot" should be;
II will 60 to the Allentowi
station. A depot is a termina
point station, place along th'
route.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1887-11-26
GLORIOUS GRADY.
The unspeakabIe Blessings Prohibition
has Brought to Atlanta.


Henry w. Grady addressed a
prohibition meeting in Atlanta the
other night. He quoted the tes-
timony Of landlords, both prohi-
bitionist and antis, that Prohibi-
tion had decreased distress war
rants at the rate of from twenty a
year to one. He then drew the
following tender and pathetic de-
scription of an American whisky
caused eviction:
"Have you thought about what
a distress warrant IS?
Have you ever thought Of a
woman beng turned out Of her
house--the little cottage that
covers her and her children? Can
you plcture-you who live in com
Portable homes filed with light
and warmth and books and Joy
can you think Of these people
human beings. our brothers and
sisters--the poor mother, brave
though her heart is breaking, hud-
ding her little children about her
and the father weak but loving,
and loving all deeper because he
knows his weakness has brought
them to this want and depriYa-
tion-and little children those
to whom our Savior said, "Suffer
them to come unto Me and forbid
them not, there asking, "Mama
where will We sleep tonight r.
can you picture that, and then
their taking themselves up and
woman putting her hand with un-
dying love and faith in the hand
of the man she swore to follow
through good and evil report, and
marching up and down the street
this pitable procession-through
the unthinking streets by laugh
ing children and shining windows,
looking for hole where, like the
foxes, they may hide their poor
heads?
My friends, they talk to you
about personal liberty, that a man
should have the right to go into a
grog shop and see this pitiful pro-
cession-now stopped-paradlng
up and down our streets again.
They talk to you about the shades
of Washington, Monroe and JEFF
ferson. l would not give one
happy, rosy little woman, uplift-
ed from that dcggedation-bappy
again in her home, with the cricket
chIrping on the hearthstone and
her children about her knees, hel
husband redeemed from strong
drink at her side-I would moi
give one of them for all the shades
of all the men that ever contendec
since Cataline conspired and Ce.aI
fought.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1887-11-26
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $a,OO PER YEAR.
I. THANKSGIVING eaowL.


on acotl ID pnt come more chips on the Gre,
Aud hurrs pp Tint oyenl just my luck
Io have ihe htssd stack. Sc, that up higher
Apd iar gnndnc7s' sake do clear this truck
Awar Frogs hga and msraies on my mould
iug hosrd!
Whatutxt weudcr John Hspery, wash
Your tace
Ara tlp qot ort frma under fool7 afford
Mono cream'i Used wbat You hadi II that's
iAe ease,
skim nli Tho plaa, nn stcpa httie sprycr
wish hadut asked - nlany fJika
70 spend l'hanA ssiying, Good grsciousl
poke the fro
Aud Pat spme water en-. Dear how 1t
smohcs
meyer was 50 tirci IL ail MY NJ
Aud dtherc's tic cake to frost and dough 70
MIX
For terts can Gus pumpkin with this knifei
soDl NHtaan hu,hnnas ". uw enough 70 fix
The titchcn ooh; hut lor al ine won,d care
| might teas pumpkin with nv teeth, John
llcurryl
Ifyou don, plant youraelrou that ere chair
I'llstt yon dasn % hard that youth agree
Yon,re stnck ior goodi Them erapberrics are
sour,
Ana taste like pal besides. Hand tue some
ilJur
Aud DO y rouudl John iieuery wipe your
n0.ei
wOndorh4w tNt' bc When am 1endi
How my nosn i bci Yea, how your uoso'll
bG
Aud hnw your hack'tl bti lfthat ain't red.
I'll miss ny gnets / DON'T expect youll
see
fou nor your fithcr neilher--what rye done
Aul suffered II thi- houic As true's live
Them pcsky iawls ain't stnile1l The biggest
Withhold two loaves of bread. say, wipe
that sieyc
ind hand il here lou ere ITO slowest poke
II All yairmoml Loi There's Deacon
Gnhhiu'a wifcl
She'll n lere tomorrow. That pan can soai
a little white lpevcr III MY lfo
SaN such lazy outlrr az -he 1T
II She stayed home there wouldn't be lhinl
~ at You h.t she'll fll mp hercl LIS riz'r
Wen, 70 il has. John lIcner8i Good king
How did thai hoy Get outl You saw him q,
Mlil both iists fli Of raisina. aud pc
3ettnd him. and you never LEI mc knowl
therel yuu'ye talked SO much cican flrgo
The rye.
/ wonder, i the Goyarnor had to slave
4 Az Do. ha wonld 30 so posky fresh abou
fhnnhsgiyiugalayl Iie'd be IN lis grave
With half my work WHAT get along will
ont
All Indian pnddinRl Wen, that would DO
4 novelty No friend Or foe shall say
I'm CLOSE. or haven't as much variety
Az other iobs lherol think see my wa
Quite clear, The onions are 10 peel--let's se'
TArnips, potatoes, apples there TO stewi
Ihs Aluaah 10 bake. aud HEX lohL Uenerl
Aud after thai really think I'm thtcugl
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1887-11-26
A CORRECTION.

EDITOR MAGNOLIA GAzETTE:-
In your issue of Nov. 12, there is
an article taken from the "Kansas
City Times and entitled "Uncle
Remus' Career" which ascrihes
to that distinguished Southern
writer highly sensational, and
purely imaginary career. The
whole story is a myth, as your
readers may verify for themselves
by consulting Lippincott's Maga-
zine, Vol. 81, Jan.-June, 1886.
On page I07 IS found an article
entitled '.An Accidental Author
which is a bit of autobiography
written and signed by Joel Chand-
ler Harris, in which he alIudes to
this story. He denosuces it as
pure fiction, invented by a liter
ary crank with whom he became
acquainted some years ago, and
who persists in periodically pub
fishing this, and similar stories,
concerning "Uncle Remus."
Joel Chandler Harris was born
in Putnum Co., Georgia, Decem-
ber l84S, IN humble circumstan-
ces. His first literary aspirations
came from hearing his mother read
the Vicar of Wakefield" when
he was a bov. In 1862 he enter
ed as an apprentice the Office o.
tsThe Countryman," paper
edlted and published on a planta-
ton by the owner of the place
While filing this position, he sur.
reptitiously contributed to the
columns of the paper articles OF
various subjects, and afterwards
from suggestions received from
magazine article, he collected th,
stories. songs and myths of tn,
country folk which he had heard
and published them under th,
| title of s'Uncle Remus."
Mr.. Harris lays claim to no lit
erary training or art, and insist,
that he is a journalist and nothin,
! else. As he was only lively
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1887-11-26
REPEAL 1T.

The next Legislature should
either promptly repeal or amend
the following section of the code
which provides how legal ticket
shall be printed:
Sec. 1877. All ballots shall be
written or printed with black ink,
with a space of not less than
one-fiftL Of an inch between each
name, on PLAIN white news print
ing paper, not more than Two and
one.half, nor less than two and
one-fourth inches wide, without
any deyice or mark by which one
ticket may be known or distin-
guished from another. except the
words at the head of ticket, but
this shall not prohibit the erasure
correction or insertion of any
name by pencil-mark or Ink upon
the face of the ballot /; a ticket
different from that herein pre-
scrlbed shall not be received OF
counted.
The above law enacts a great
hardship on country printing
Offices, which find it almost i'm.
possible to comply with the re
qulrements. In consequen &C
many of them lose the work they
are justly entitled to. or are com
PEELED to send it off to scme offic,
prepared to do it. Few countr,
printing offices have paper cut
ters, without which it is extreme
ly difficult to cut tickets in &C.
cordance with the law, the varia
tions allowed being only iron
2 la to alp in width. If
prescripiive ballot is conslderei
/ necessary, and we don't admi
that it is, variation ia width 0
from two to three inches shoul
be permitted. Then, any offic
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1887-11-26

II is very easy, but at the same
time infinitely emoyed from all
that il Christian, to uphrail the
sinner il place Of rebuking sin.
Whereas tic rebuSe should mover
part from our lips which has not
the double object Of love for The
offender and hatred for the or
fence. The brotherIy correction,
which alone can be expected to
work its way into the heart, must
bear upon itself the evident ma ks
Of having been dictated by genuine
affection. Il reproying do ~ all
generate into rcviling, we may
look to have it despi5ed as spring
ing from cafnal contehtiousness,
rather than received as prompted
by aaectionate solicitudc.- Pearl
River News.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1887-11-26

years old when the war broke out,
he must indeed be precocious
genius to accomplish all that the
alleged biographer ascribes to
him before, and during that event
full period.
Ii is sad to thus demohsh these
pretty stories that find their. way
abroad. but fidelity to the truth Of
fact and history compels one to
expose such sensation.
Yours, E. j. Z.
Washington, ID. @.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1887-11-26

Our late distinguished Repre-
sentative from this Congressional
District--Mai. Van Eaton is win
ming golden opinions in other parts
of the State where he has been
invited to speak in behalf of the
united Democracy. His defeat
for congress has not abated his
zeal for the cause of Democracy.
The people Of the whole State
will find use for him yet Hat
tiesburg Courier.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1887-11-26

Tho grcat eyll which seems to
be threatening our prosperity just
at this time Ii the .Trasts.
The Standard OIL Trust was the
first TO organize to raise aud con
trol in all particulars tho sale,
production and refining of coal
oil. Then come, the Cotton Sepd
Trust and i long list Of pools and
''trusts" too numerous to mention.
There is hardly a product Of gen
eral consumption-food, light,
heat, clothing, shelter o. anything
else that ii not controlled by q
combination, and this fact is one
Of the very strongest arguments
in fayoro Of free trade. Without q
protective tariff such combinations
would be impossible. II seems
that manufacturers and dealers
can notsee far enough ahead t.
know they are furnishing The
club that must eventually breal
their own heads PhlIadclphl;
Public Herald.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1887-11-26

Some seem to think that the
new railroad from here to Wood
vile has been abandoned but they
are sadly mistaken. We have
learned from reliable sources that
it's a certainty, and although it
may not be built this winter it
win certainly be built sometime
next year. We have also heard
it rumored that there is proba-
bility of its being continued on
through Liberty and to some point
on the Illinois Central. if SO, ii
viii pass through good scope of
country and some of the finest
tImbered land in tho State. We
would like 10 see it built and do
not doubt but what it vail be some
tlme in the near future. -ECen-
fresilie Sentinel.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1887-11-26

Mr.. S. Stanton, of the Neshoba
Democrat, is another newspaper
man who will occupy seat in the
next Legislature. His newspaper
colleagues will be Burkitt, Hos
kins and Stovall.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1887-11-26

The twenty-first annual meeting
of the National Grange began its
session at Lansing, Michigan, on
the 10th inst. and almost every
State in the Union was represent
ad
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1887-11-26
Be Warned

h time. Kidney diseases may bcprcyented
By purifying, renewing, and invigorating
the blood with Ayers ssrsaparIlla. When,
through debility, the action Of the kidneys
10 perverted, theso organs rob the blood Of
its needed constituent, Glbumen, WHICH 10
passed Of Ia tho urine, while worn cllt
matter, which they should carry Off from
the blood, Is allowed to remain. BY tho
uso Of Ayers sarssparilla, the kidneys
nro restored 10 proper action, and Albu
nlinufln, or
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1887-11-26

Sometimes when some men
write articles for the papers and
imagine they are unknown, and
having all the fun to themselves,
they are sometimes sadly mistaken
II State Ledger.